Our Primary Care Mental Health Service is an award-winning service, receiving national interest as a new and innovative way of working in Primary Care. Based in GP practices and Neighbourhood teams we ensure that those with mental health needs are seen at the right time, in the right place, by the right people.
We’re looking for enthusiastic Band 6 Primary Care MH Practitioners, who hold NMC or HCPC registration, to join us. We currently have two vacancies covering Cambridgeshire area, including the city of Cambridge.
Key Responsibilities
* Have excellent communication skills and the ability to complete robust clinical assessments independently.
* Enjoy a new challenge, variety in your work, working in a passionate and driven team striving to make a difference for our community.
* Would like to be part of the exciting Community Transformation Programme.
* Are a compassionate, supportive and professional service that will actively support your growth and development as a senior member of the team.
* Achieve and always seek to be the best we can be through teamwork and a clear vision.
* To support service users with transitioning from secondary care into primary care.
* To be a valued core member of primary care teams within an LCG, using specialist mental health knowledge.
* To develop links and foster a culture of partnership between Primary Care Teams and CPFT Adult Mental Health Services.
* To promote the use of treatment protocols and care pathways leading to increased integration of service users within Primary Care setting.
* To enable practitioners in Primary Care to develop their skills and confidence in assessment and treatment of particular mental health problems.
* Facilitate joint work between Primary Care and Secondary Care interface and Primary Care/Voluntary Sector to increase range of services/interventions available.
* To develop a close relationship with Primary Care practices, attending practice meetings and having regular informal contact.
* Interventions will be delivered under Primary care governance and policies whilst also maintaining adherence to CPFT Trust policy.
What We Offer
* Are a compassionate, supportive and professional service that will actively support your growth and development as a senior member of the team.
* Achieve and always seek to be the best we can be through teamwork and a clear vision.
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
To support service users with transitioning from secondary care into primary care.
To be a valued core member of primary care teams within an LCG, using specialist mental health knowledge.
To develop links and foster a culture of partnership between Primary Care Teams and CPFT Adult Mental Health Services.
To promote the use of treatment protocols and care pathways leading to increased integration of service users within Primary Care setting.
To enable practitioners in Primary Care to develop their skills and confidence in assessment and treatment of particular mental health problems.
Facilitate joint work between Primary Care and Secondary Care interface and Primary Care/Voluntary Sector to increase range of services/interventions available.
To develop a close relationship with Primary Care practices, attending practice meetings and having regular informal contact.
Interventions will be delivered under Primary care governance and policies whilst also maintaining adherence to CPFT Trust policy.
This advert closes on Tuesday 21 Oct 2025
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